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Highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza virus for example H5N1 have. crossed from birds to humans and are known to cause fatal disease. ...

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI): Interim Infection Control Guidelines for Health Care Facilities Page 1Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI): Interim Infection Control Guidelines for Health Care Facilities Last updated: 18 February 2004 Page 2CONTENTSAvian Influenza (Bird Flu) and the Significance of its Transmission to Humans..................1 The disease in birds: impact and control measures.................................. .........................1 Clinical course and treatment of human cases of H5N1 avian influenza..........................2 Incubation period.................................... .......................................... .................................2Confirme d case definition for influenza A/H5...................................... ............................2 Infection control precautions for HPAI...................................... .......................................4 Treatment and prophylaxis............................... .......................................... .......................4 Infection control precautions for highly pathogenic avian influenza .........................................5 Standard precautions .......................................... .......................................... .....................5 Additional (transmissionbased) precautions............................... .....................................5 Specimen collection and transportation .......................................... ..................................9 Care of HPAI patients in isolation .......................................... ........................................10 Staff health management................................ .......................................... .......................12 Discharging the patient................................... .......................................... .......................13 Care of the deceased.................................. .......................................... .................. ...

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